Data Specialist

i3 is seeking a Data Specialist to support the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Agency Information Management and Software Services (AIMSS) program. The AIMSS mission is to deliver accurate, timely, and secure test data products supporting missile defense analysis and decision-making.

Supports the Missile Defense Agency's test data national archive by managing user registration and account access as well as executing scheduled data reviews and audits and applying professional library standards to both physical and electronic holdings.

Documentation Development & Translation

• Analyze, design, develop, implement and evaluate a variety of technical documents, reports, training manuals, and/or standard operating procedures.
• Obtain and design the display of graphics in the production of documents.
• Produce technical and scientific illustrations for presentations and/or publications.
• Develop gather and organize program related information.
• Collaborate with technical teams and business partners.
• Contribute to the deliverables and performance metrics where applicable.
• Demonstrate strong technical skills with the ability to learn new information quickly.
  
  
  

User Registration & Access

• Process new user account requests and verify eligibility, clearance, and need-to-know.
• Maintain user records, access levels, and periodic account recertification.
• Disable or modify accounts on separation, role change, or expiration.
• Serve as first-line support for login, access, and registration issues.
• Track requests and report access metrics to leadership.
  
  
  

Archive Management

• Execute quarterly data reviews to verify completeness, accuracy, classification markings, and retrievability of archived holdings.
• Conduct the annual archive audit, document findings, and track corrective actions to closure
• Implement librarian best practices for physical and electronic data, including cataloging, metadata, naming conventions, version control, and retention schedules.
• Maintain physical media and records with proper storage, labeling, inventory, and chain-of-custody controls.
• Manage electronic data integrity through file organization, backup verification, and access controls.
• Prepare review and audit reports for leadership and support external inspections.
• Recommend process improvements based on review and audit results.
  
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance required. Must be able to maintain the security clearance required for this position
• Bachelors degree and 2 years in data management, records management, library science, or IT user administration. Additional experience may substitute for degree.
• Working knowledge of classified information handling, marking, and storage
• Experience performing inventories, reviews, or audits of data or records
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Proficiency with Windows OS, Microsoft Office, and Atlassian Jira
• Must reside within a 50-mile radius of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville AL or be willing to relocate prior to start date.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with DoD or MDA data systems
• Familiarity with metadata standards and records retention requirements
• Experience managing both physical and electronic archives
• Prior experience with identity and access management processes
  
  
  

Core Competencies

• Customer service mindset
• Integrity with controlled information
• Accuracy and consistency
• Ability to manage recurring deadlines and competing priorities
  
  
  

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Regular i3 hours are 800 a.m. - 500 p.m. Monday-Friday, however, additional hours may be required on occasion. Regular and punctual attendance is required.
  
  
  

Founded in 2007, Integration Innovation, Inc. (i3) is headquartered in Huntsville, AL, with additional offices in Orlando, FL, and the National Capital Region. We are a 100% team member-owned mid-tier integrator with over 800 employee-owners, and our culture speaks for itself we've earned ten Best Places to Work® awards, driven by strong employee engagement, transparent leadership, and a genuine commitment to communication.

i3 team members operate at the leading edge of national defense across a broad range of technical disciplines, from systems and software engineering to modeling, simulation, and training solutions to cybersecurity, digital engineering, and enterprise IT. We also take products from prototype through production, bringing that same engineering rigor to manufacturing and delivering hardware at scale. For candidates, that means a rare opportunity the innovation and mission focus of an engineering services company paired with the hands-on impact of building and delivering real solutions that benefit the Warfighter, all inside an employee-owned company where your contributions directly shape both the mission and your ownership stake in the business.